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Giant Presidential heads: True identities revealed

Posted on November 21, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Last April, several buddies and I visited David Adickes’ sculpture studio for the purpose of photographing the Giant Presidential Head statues that he has there. (Adickes is the gent who did Big Sam in Huntsville and is now working on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stephen F. Austin statue update

Posted on May 18, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Banjo brings us an update (and a photo) on the planned Big Statue for Stephen F. Austin, to be done in Angleton by Big Statue maestro David Adickes. I noted this awhile back, and based on Banjo’s pic, I’d say … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mustache restored

Posted on May 14, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

You may recall the case of the painted mustache, in which The Virtuoso, a statue by David Adickes of Giant Presidential Heads fame was painted without his permission. Via blogHOUSTON, it appears that Adickes has taken matters into his own … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with large statues

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

That’s Houston sculptor David Adickes, he of Giant Presidential Heads fame, standing in front of his statue The Virtuoso, which is in the parking lot of the Lyric Center downtown. He’s wearing that Groucho getup to protest the deliberate painting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Thirteen things to like

Posted on December 17, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Prentiss Riddle gets into the “Houston: It’s Worth It” game by giving us thirteen things he’ll miss about our fair city now that he’ll no longer need to travel here on a regular basis. A couple of things I’d add … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stephen F. Austin gets the Big Statue treatment

Posted on December 14, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Is this a great day for eccentric Texas stories or what? Scheduled for completion in May, a 60-foot concrete statue of the Lone Star hero will tower over a 10-acre park in Angleton, not far from the site of Austin’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Giant Presidential Head Update

Posted on July 20, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Bonassus notes that the newly-opened Presidents Park, which features the Giant Presidential Heads of artist David Adickes, is doing just fine, thank you very much. The park has drawn more than 20,000 visitors since March 1, [Everette H. Newman … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Urban redevelopment update

Posted on June 1, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Great news for my neighborhood: an old industrial area just north of I-10 will be redeveloped as commercial property. A major shopping center is being planned for a long-overlooked industrial site just west of downtown. Property Commerce, a local retail … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let’s hear it for large concrete statues!

Posted on May 17, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Nice article in the Sunday Chron on David Adickes, the sculptor who created all those giant Presidential heads as well as the humongo Sam Houston statue in Huntsville. The good news, if you’re not a hoity-toity art critic, is that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mighty big head you’ve got, Mister President

Posted on March 1, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Nothing says “culture” to me quite like giant sculptures of Presidents’ heads. As the sun played across his great stony countenance, George Washington had the look of a man whose teeth hurt. But if he was pained by his primitive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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